Sharp County record., 1887-02-10

Kingdom, III Is not Il ufOp on your hand o.
cheek that leaves you in doubt whetbe,
rains or not, but the ri sh of an unmistslI"
bic shower.
There are all ages in this flock. Soma, =,
them are young, and the very first ne.
they make Of their wings is to iy into ~
Kingdom Some of them are old oSS
their wings have been torn with shot aes
ruffled with the tempest, and they had al
most drespe1 into the sea. Some Of them
have been making a very crooked cour,a
they dipped their wings in fountains =,
sin; they wandered near the gulf of perii,
ton, but they saw their danger - tbar
changed their course. They have come a,
last "as doves to their windowsn
thank God that have lived to see tM,
day: to my dying hour | shall not cease to
praise Him for this manifestation of HI.
grace Praise to Him, sun and moon and
starsl Praise Him, Church militant oD
earth! Praise Him, church triumphantn
Heaven! Let the church beneath raise mn
its right hand of graduation, and The
church above reach down It's right hand Of
ioy, and while the two are clasped, let the
elders of the church put to our lips the
wine of earthly celebration, and the Gun
bearers of Heaven bring up out of the
vaults of eternity the oldest wine, pre-
pared by Him who trod the Wine press
alone, and so let two worlds at once keen
! jubilee
! Who are these who come to US TODAY,
Many are young. Until Robert Raikes
came there was no organized effort for
saving the young. We spent all our strength
irving to bend old trees, when a little
pressure would have been sufficient for tho
| saplng. We let men 60 down to the very
bottom of sin before we try to lift themup
| 1t is a great deal easier to keep train on
the track than to get it on when 1t is off,
| The experienced reinsman checks the fiery
| stecd at the first jump, for when he gets
| full swing, the swift hoofs clicking fire
! from the pavement and the bit between his
teeth, his momentum is irresistible. 1t is
said that the young must be allowed to SOW
their wild oats" / have noticed that
those who SOW their wild oats seldom try
to raise any other crop.
Invent through the heaviest snOw-stOrn
| have ever known to see dying girl Her
cheek on the pillow was as white as the
snow on the easement. Her large round
eye had not lost any of its luster Loved
ones stood all around the bed trying to
| hold her back. Her mother could not give
her up; her father could not give her up,
and one nearer to her than either father or
mother was frantic with grief l said:
Fanny how do you feell" "Oh," she
says, "happy, happy, Mr.. Talmage. Tell
all the young folks that religion Will make
them happy"
As came out of the room, louder
than all the sobs and wailings OF grief,
heard the sweet, clear voice OF the dying
girl: Good night; we shall meet agalh
on the other side Of the river" The next
Sabbath we buried her We brought white
flowers and lald them on the coffin. There
was in all that crowded church but one
really happy and delighted face, and thaC
was the face of Fanny. o, ! wish that To-
day my Lord Jesus would go through ths
audience and take all these flowers ofycHth
and garland them on His brow
But while great flock this day comes TO
the dove-cote of mercy, the largest tiocKS
going the other way. 1t is very easy
thing to tame doves. Go out with hand
full of corn to feed pigeons and they VIII
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are they. Goi has fei those who are before
me with ''the finest of wheat" and yetyou
have flown from Him all your lives long;
you have taken your clothes out OF his
,,av-s -olo sd 5-o,,~ bro ad out Of His hondS
Gods spirit will not always strive. IN
the morning you have gone out after Sc
we're night, and seen the birds dead on the
snow; so, after awhile, Gods mercy will
cease, and the earth will be covered with
the bodies of those who perished in the
storm. That storm is coming; it will shiv'
er the mast of pride; it will drive into
the white reefs of death every cargo OF Sin.
The cedars of the mountain will split in the
hurricane and the islands shall be moved
out of their places, and the continents shall
be rent assunder and the hemisphere shall
whirl like a top in the fury of that day.
The mountains will be blasted and the
beasts in alright, be pitched from the cliffs
in an avalanche of terror. The dead shall
rush forth from their sepulchres to see
what is the matter, and all those who de-
spise God shall horribly perish.
Now, do you suppose that l can stand
here and know that that day IS coming
without telling you about it, Ny last rest
ing place will probably be near yours
| What if, when get up in the resurrection
| day, | should see you rushing at me across
the lots of the cemetery, and hear you cry'
"Why did you not tell me of this! II II
had not been for your neglect l should nave
been on the way to glory" l can net pre-
pare myself for such CONSERVATION.
"Can you tell me- how far it is to hell"
said young man, us, Oh Sunday, on horse
back, he dashed past good Christian
deacon At the next turn in the road the
| horse threw the scOffing rider, and he was
dead. He wanted to know how far 1t was
to hell, and found out without the deacon's
telling him.
So thou art mounted on swift steed,
whose hoOfs strike fire from the pavement
as he dashes past, and you cry out: "ho"
far is it to ruin!" ANSWER: Near, very
nearw
| perhaps this very day
Thy last accepted time may be;
Oh shouldst thou grieve Him now away
Then hope may never beam on thee
Oh that my Lord God would bring you
now to see your sin and to fly from 1t; ana
your duty and help you do it, so that wheh
the last great terror of earth shall sprea"
! its two black wings, and clutch with l'S
bloody talons for thy soul, it can not hurC
thee, for thou art safe in the warm dove
cote of a Saviour's mercyl
| "Come in come in!